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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 561,613, dated June 9, 1896. Application filed November 29, Ill-395. Serial No. 570,386. (No model.)

To all 1071/0777/ t may con/cern.'

Beit known that I, JOSEPH T. ROBIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, county of New York, and State of Y -New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Showases, of which which will be inexpensive, durable, and ornamental.

The invention will be hereinafter fully dee scribed, and specifically set forth in the annexed claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, Figure l is a perspective view showing the disassembled parts of one .wall of my showcase. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the said parts assembled. Fig. 3 is an end view of a show-case complete. Fig. 4L is a plan view thereof. Fig. 5 is a rear view. Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional elevation taken on a line of Fig. 3, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing one corner of the show-case.

In the practice of my invention the several transparent walls comprising the show-case are composed of transparent glass panels A and metal binding-strips B and B. The binding-strips B are slightly` dovetailed in crosssection, whereby inwardly-projecting flanges l) are provided, and they are adapted to clamp over two parallel edges of the panels A. The outer edges of these strips B are perfectly level throughout their entire length, and should the edges of the glass panel be rough and uneven such rough and uneven edges will be entirely covered and the clamping action of the said strips B will maintain them upon the panels A.

Having properly placed the strips B upon two parallel edges of the panel or sheet A, the binding-strips B', which are provided with flanges b and tongues b2, are placed upon the other parallel edges of the panels A, the tongues b2 being placed between the outer wall of the strips B and the edges of the pan- Y els A. Solder is then applied at the joints and a well-constructed panel or wall adapted to form part of a show-case is produced, the

said` panel being provided with four perfectly straight and level edges.

Vhen the binding-strips B and B are soldered together at their points of j uncturethat is, at the four corners of the glass plate A`said glass sheet will be incased in a rigidly-constructed metal frame, and should the 6o framework when lthe said bindin g-strips B and 7 o B are soldered to each other.

To insure that the strips B' will always bear against two parallel edges of the sheets A, strips B will be made slightly shorter than the given length of the parallel edges upon which 7 5 they are clamped.

To assemble the show-case, the walls are all soldered together, as illustrated by Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. A sheet-metal bottom C is then soldered to the two side walls and the front 8o wall of the show-case by means of dan ges c. This said bottom is provided at its rear end with a loop c', which is adapted to receive a rod D, which rod passes through loops c of an opaque door E, and also through loops a, 8 5

which are soldered to the lower rear edges of the two side walls of the show-case, besides passing through the loop c', whereby the door E is securely hinged to the show-case. This said door is maintained in a closed posit-ionV 9o by means of spiral springs d. These said springs are coiled around the rod D, and their ends bear, respectively, upon the rear face of the door E and upon a strengthening-rod a',

which is secured to the bottom O of the show- 9 5 case. This said rod strengthens the general structure and prevents the ends of the springs from bending the bottom C. The show-case is further provided with legs F, which are preferably composed of wood, and they are 10o secured to the bottom C by means of pins f, which arev driven through said bottom into the said legs.

The upper wall of the show-case projects Further, 6 5

slightly beyond the edge oi' the two side Walls in order to form a bearing for the upper edge of the door E, which said door is provided with a suitable handle e.

To further strengthen the show-case and add an ornamental feature thereto, I provide corner-pieces G and g, which are securely soldered to the corners of the show-case, as illustrated in Fig. 7.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters the flanges of the said bottom, the metal bind,

ing of the said panels comprising four pieces for each respective panel, tWo of which pieces are provided With inwardly-proj ectin g ilanges which are clamped upon parallel edges of the panels, the other two being provided With flanges and tongues which engage Withl the remaining tWo parallel edges ofthe panel and which are soldered to the other two strips at the corners thereof; substantially as shown and described.

2. In avshoW-case, the combination of the transparent Walls Which are soldered to each other and which are bound upon their four edges by flanged and tongued strips which are soldered to each other at their points oi' intersection; With the sheet-metal langed'bottom having a loop formed integrally therewith, legs nailed thereon and a door hinged thereto, said door being hinged by means of a rod and other loops,v which loops are secured respectively to the door and to the two end Walls of the show-case, the door being maintained in a normally-closed position by means of spiral springs which are coiled around the said rod; substantiallyas shown and de Josnrn fr. Ronin.-

lVitnesses:

B. McCoM, M. MCCLEAN. 

